Pakistani Court Rules CIA Drone Strikes Are Illegal
A Pakistani judge ruled that U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan constitute a ‘war crime’ and are a ‘blatant violation of basic human rights.’
A Pakistani judge ruled that U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan constitute a ‘war crime’ and are a ‘blatant violation of basic human rights.’
Members of the White House security including Secret Se […]
Reporters and photographers were evacuated briefly from the West Wing of the White House early Saturday because of smoke from an overheated transformer in a mechanical room. President Barack Obama and his family were not affected by the incident, according to the White House. U.S. Secret Service spokesman Max Milien said that at about 7 a.m.,
It’s the 20th anniversary of the declassification of studies, done over a period of 60 years, where the U.S. conducted 2,000 radiation experiments 20,000 vulnerable U.S. citizens.
作者 John LaForge
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the declassification of top secret studies, done over a period of 60 years, in which the U.S. conducted 2,000 radiation experiments on as many as 20,000 vulnerable U.S. citizens. Victims included civilians, prison inmates, federal workers, hospital patients, pregnant women, infants, developmentally
Rhode Island State Sen. Joshua Miller, D-Cranston, left […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The number of U.S. states allowing gay marriage is set to enter double digits now that Rhode Island's state Senate has taken a landmark vote. Legislation allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed passed Wednesday evening by a comfortable 26-12 margin. The House has already passed the bill, but will hold a largely procedural
Anti-gay marriage activists hold smoke flares wi […]
France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge demonstrations that tapped into intense discontent with the Socialist government. Within hours, fiery clashes broke out between protesters and riot police. Legions of officers stayed
Switzerland’s President of the International Comm […]
作者 Alice K Ross
The president of the humanitarian organisation International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) this week warned of the organisation’s concerns over drones being used in situations that are not official armed conflicts. Peter Maurer made the comments following a four-day trip to Washington, in which he met with President Obama and senior advisers
Student Deloris Rainey, left, works with teacher Erin P […]
Forty U.S. states and the District of Columbia are participating in a working group to consider a less-expensive alternative to the General Educational Development (GED) program that has helped